I am delighted the University of Brighton's Donor Research team has won a prestigious Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) which recognises our innovative co-production projects with students, aiming to address health inequalities and shortages in blood and organ donations in the UK.
The Donor Research team consists of healthcare professionals, academics and predominantly students from the University of Brighton and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. They also collaborate with experts from Kings College NHS, the Universities of Bedfordshire, Stirling and Northumbria.
Established in 2020, Donor Research was born out of the realisation that undergraduate students and healthcare professionals new to academia have limited opportunities to join research teams and work on innovative solutions for the UK's organ and blood shortage. Currently, there are over 6,000 people waiting for a transplant, and England alone requires more than 6,000 blood donations daily to treat patients.
The team's goal is to advance and shape community awareness of blood and organ donation, working towards a fairer and more equal society. We recruit students from various courses, who become champions and equal learning partners alongside academics.
